Berkeley

45 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Berkeley, from 86 m² to 159,102 m² (15.91 ha, 39.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Berkeley in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 21 Oct 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling, to

  Retention, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20251344

• 1 Jul 2025N/a

  Permission for the erection of fully serviced dwelling

  Retention, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20250810

• 11 Apr 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling house

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240392

• 23 Oct 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission to erect a 24 metre high lattice tower together with antennas, dishes

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231264

• 6 Dec 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling, domestic garage and

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20211907

• 23 Nov 2021Refused

  Permission for part demolition and alterations of existing house and the propose

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20211817

• 9 Mar 2020Refused

  Permission for the demolition of an existing dwelling house and the erection of

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20200288

• 23 Nov 2016Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING DWELLINGHOUSE,

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20161306

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Berkeley.

Recorded monuments

• WX029-012 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Marked as an intact structure (dims. c. 15m N-S; c. 10m E-W), which is described in gothic lettering as the ruin of a Castle on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated towards the bottom of a N-facing slope. This may be the ‘castle of Scarke’ mentioned in the description of the bounds of Ballyanne parish (Simington 1953, 204), but there are no other references to it, There are no visible remains at ground level in a small wood. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 1 August, 2012

• WX030-095 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Located on a slight N-facing slope. Centre-line testing (E4067) in advance of the N25 New Ross by-pass identified a spread of broken and burnt stone that was set aside for resolution as Berkeley 1 (Doyle et al 2010, 43-4). When it was fully excavated (E4120) the burnt stone layer (dims 7.4m x 6.6m; T 0.12m) was overlying a second burnt stone layer (dims 3.65m NW-SE; 2.2.1m NE-SW; max. T 8cm) that was W of a rectangular trough (dims 2.67m WNW-ESE; 1.73m NNE-SSW; D 0.28m) which had a flat base and three post-holes on the N side. A NE-SW linear cut (Wth c. 3m) is NW of the trough and appears to lie under the burnt mound material (Clark and Hackett 2010f, 8-9; Hackett 2013). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 September, 2013

• WX030-096 Burnt mound
  Description

  Located on a slight NW-facing slope. Centre-line testing (E4067) in advance of the N25 New Ross by-pass identified a spread of broken and burnt stone that was set aside for resolution as Berkeley 2 (Doyle et al 2010, 44). When it was excavated (E4121) it proved to be a rectangular trough (dims 2.7m E-W; 2.1m N-S; D 0.5m) with 52 associated stake-holes and post-holes which had a circular pit (diam. 2.8-3m; D 0.54m) that was filled with silty clays and small amounts of charcoal immediately to the E. A small spread of burnt and broken stones (4.5m NNW-SSE; 2m ENE-WSW; D 0.1m) was W of the trough and had been cut by a pit (dims 1.57m E-W; 1.27m N-S; D 0.48m). There was a small pit (dims 0.9m N-S; 0.7m E-W; D 0.44m) 2.6m to the N. (Clark and Hackett 2010h, 8-16; Hackett 2013) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 September, 2013

• WX030-097 Flat cemetery
  Description

  Located on a slight N-facing slope. Centre-line testing (E4067) in advance of the N25 New Ross by-pass identified an anomaly that was set aside for resolution as Berkeley 3 (Doyle et al 2010, 44). When it was excavated (E4122) it proved to be an unenclosed flat cemetery consisting of 25 possible token cremation pit-burials located in a concentrated area (dims c. 10m x c. 10m), with some post-holes and stake-holes. The burials were in small pits (diam. c. 0.35-0.7m; D c. 0.2m) and three phases of activity are identified. Three of the pits, together with some stake-holes and post-holes, can be associated with the N terminal of a ditch (Wth 0.65m; D 0.2m; visible L 4m NW-SE). Phase 2 was identified as a kidney-shaped layer of introduced red-brown silty clay (dims 16m E-W; 9m N-S; max. T 0.15m), which overly the earlier features and was cut by the remaining features of phase 3, which consisted of 17 possible burials and a post-hole. Some features outside the introduced layer, including five possible cremation burials, could belong to any phase (Hackett 2010, 7-13; Hackett 2013). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 September, 2013

Architectural heritage

• Berkeley Forest House, country house, 1775–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay (five-bay deep) two-storey country house, built 1780-5, on an L-shaped plan including single-bay two-storey end bay with half-dormer attic (south); single-bay (four-bay deep) single-storey return with half-dormer attic (west). Leased, 1901-11. Vacant, 1940. Sold, 1957. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan abutting hipped slate roof (west) with clay ridge tiles, granite ashlar chimney stacks having ogee-detailed stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, sproketed eaves, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on slightly overhanging slate flagged eaves retaining some cast-iron downpipes; pitched double-pile (M-profile) slate roof (end bay) with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stacks (south) having ogee-detailed stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron hopper and downpipe; hipped gabled and pitched slate roof (west) with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack having red brick stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, rooflights (north), and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls on rendered plinth with rusticated rendered quoins to corners; part slate hung surface finish to rear (west) elevation; rendered battered walls (end bay) with sections of slate hung surface finish (south); part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered walls (west). Segmental-headed central door opening behind (single-storey) prostyle distyle portico approached by flight of three cut-granite steps with cut-granite columns on plinths supporting ogee-detailed cornice on blind frieze below parapet, and cut-granite doorcase with engaged columns on plinths originally supporting open bed pediment on "dosserets" framing timber panelled double doors having fanlight. "Venetian Window" (first floor) with cut-granite sill, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash window without horns having fanlight with two-over-two sidelights. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing nine-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings (end bay) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing four-over-four or two-over-four (half-dormer attic) timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings (west) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six (ground floor) or three-over-three (half-dormer attic) timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining flagged floor, carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and plasterwork cornice to ceiling; square-headed door opening into staircase hall with carved timber surround framing timber panelled door; double-height staircase hall (west) retaining flagged floor, carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with "match stick" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in volute, carved timber Classical-style surround to window opening to half-landing framing timber panelled reveals or shutters, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and decorative plasterwork cornice to coved ceiling; dining room (south) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters, chimneypiece, and plasterwork cornice to ceiling; drawing room (north) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters, chimneypiece, and plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set in landscaped grounds.

• Berkeley Forest House, farmyard complex, 1775–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Farmyard complex, extant 1840, including: Detached five-bay single-storey outbuilding with half-attic on a symmetrical plan. Hipped gabled slate roof with perforated crested terracotta ridge tiles extending into terracotta ridge tiles, and remains of cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered coursed rubble stone walls. Square-headed central door opening with timber lintel framing timber boarded half-door. Square-headed flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed openings (half-attic) with concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds framing louvered timber fittings. Set in grounds shared with Berkeley Forest House.

• Berkeley Forest House, walled garden, 1775–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Walled garden, extant 1840, on a rectangular plan with coursed rubble stone boundary wall to perimeter having overgrown coping. Set in grounds shared with Berkeley Forest House.

• Berkeley Forest House, gate lodge, 1850–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge with half-dormer attic, built 1854, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch. Refenestrated, ----. Pitched slate roof centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof (porch), clay ridge tiles centred on rendered, ruled and lined chimney stack having stepped capping, decorative timber bargeboards to gables on timber purlins with terracotta "acorn" finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of three cut-granite steps with timber doorcase framing glazed timber panelled door. Round-headed window openings ("cheeks") with concealed dressings framing fixed-pane timber fittings. Square-headed window openings in round-headed recesses with cut-granite flush sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement timber casement windows replacing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set back from line of road at entrance to grounds of Berkeley Forest House.

• Berkeley Forest House, gates/railings/walls, 1850–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway, built 1854, on a symmetrical plan comprising pair of granite ashlar piers on moulded cushion courses on plinths having ogee-detailed cornices below shallow pyramidal capping supporting spear head-detailed cast-iron double gates with granite ashlar outer piers having ogee-detailed cornices below shallow pyramidal capping supporting spear head-detailed cast-iron gates. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Berkeley Forest House.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Berkeley.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Berkeley with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.

Name

Berkeley · Berkeley

Area

1,509,535 m² (150.95 ha, 373.01 acres)

Civil parish

Ballyanne, and its townlands

Barony

Bantry

Electoral division

Whitemoor, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Whitemoor electoral division: 621 people in 200 households; 91% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballintober, Knockroe, Lacken, Rathgaroge, Scark

Placenames

Berkeley on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.